An early detection protocol for invasive fungal sinusitis in neutropenic patients successfully reduces extent of disease at presentation and long term morbidity

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-183

  DelGaudio, John M ^a   Clemson, Lindsey A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Computed tomography; Early intervention; Invasive fungal sinusitis; Neutropenia; Sinus surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE COURSE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 63249130905     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20014     Document Type: Article

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